Chapter 389: Looking For Teammates (1/2)

The two flame lions covered in four-lined battle force cornered Lu Yin, ready to kill him.

Lu Yin had never underestimated those elders of the older generation. While older cultivators might have been average when they were younger, as time passed, some of them would become rather powerful and even become comparable to their peers who were geniuses. Additionally, they also had the advantages that came with time that the younger generation lacked, and that advantage culminated in the form of terrifying battle strength.

The void around Lu Yin was incinerated by the flames, and there was no way for him to dodge this attack. He lifted his arms and grabbed a flaming lion with each of his hands. With a frown, he exerted some force and caused the four-lined battle force surrounding the lions to explode. With a boom, the two lions dissipated, though less than a moment later, the two elders had closed the distance. “How dare you attack our people from the Blaze Realm!? DIE!!”

Lu Yin moved his arms in front of him to block their attack, and there was a huge boom as he was sent flying by a ridiculously high temperature heat wave. The two elders were used to working together and quickly attacked Lu Yin once again. However, Lu Yin did not fight back. He was well aware of their abilities and knew that it would be difficult for him to beat them without exposing himself. Therefore, he borrowed the momentum of their attacks to quickly flee the scene.

If Lu Yin wanted to leave, the people from the Blaze Realm were incapable of stopping him. All they could do was watch as he disappeared.

Some of the Blaze Realm’s disciples helped Jared up as he coughed out some more blood. He was still shaken since he’d nearly died just now. Thankfully, he had donned his armor beforehand.

The two elders went over to check on Jared while looking serious. “Who was that? He was able to leave you gravely injured and even escaped from us. He must be a monster amongst Limiteers.”

Jared’s eyes lit up. “It’s Lu Yin. It has to be him.”

The elder in charge shook his head. “It shouldn’t have been him. If that person was Lu Yin, then you’d already be dead.”

“That person might still have been Lu Yin, since he could have not gone full force in order to conceal his identity. That would have been enough to allow Jared to survive,” one of the elders guessed.

Jared shouted, “Yes! That has to be what happened! He has to be Lu Yin!”

The rest of the Blaze Realm disciples were busy exterminating all the parasitic worms around them, so the two elders did not waste any more time on random guesses. The attacker was already gone, and so what if he had been Lu Yin? It was just a huge pity that they hadn’t been able to stop him from escaping.

It was necessary that they move cautiously from now on. If Lu Yin decided that he was going to attack them in secret, then even the two elders were not certain that they would be able to hold their own against him.

Jared shamelessly stole a ring armor from one of the other disciples. He was now terribly frightened after having such a close encounter with death. On top of that, he was currently gravely injured. Even the medicine from the Shamrock Enterprises would not allow him to heal fast enough. A part of him wanted to leave right now.

Far off in the distance, Lu Yin revealed himself and glanced back in shock. Those two elders were very powerful. They had four-lined battle force, battle techniques from the Blaze Realm, and ring armor. It would be impossible for him to take them out without exposing himself, so he would currently forget it. This matter could wait, because he was sure that they would not leave. There would be more opportunities to attack them in the future.

He didn’t want to waste too much energy in a place like this, as who knew what kind of dangers were waiting for him in this centipede.

“You’ve finally experienced how incredible those huge organizations are, eh, Seventh Bro? Those two old dudes were probably just ordinary disciples when they were young, or else they wouldn’t be merely at the Explorer realm at their current age. However, they’ve been cultivating for so many years and can even use battle power, which means that they’re powerful enough to hold their own against you when they team up. That’s how powerful large organizations work. There are quite a number of disciples like them in those places,” the monkey exclaimed, excited at the predicament that Lu Yin was currently in.

Lu Yin calmly looked up. “It doesn’t matter. When I get stronger, it won’t matter how many disciples like them there might be.”

“What I’m saying is that you can’t keep fighting alone. If someone else had helped you just now, then that guy would have died already,” the monkey firmly stated.

Lu Yin’s interest was piqued. “What are you trying to get at?”

“I know that you want to rule the Great Yu Empire and slowly expand it so that you’ll become more powerful. That’s a big picture goal. However, you can’t just go adventuring around the universe all by yourself—you need to find some teammates,” the monkey explained.

Lu Yin muttered to himself. The monkey was right. He really should find some helpers.

“Don’t you want to visit the Cosmic Sea? Do you plan on going there all alone? Seriously? Even the Ten Arbiters wouldn’t travel there alone.”

“What kind of teammates should I look for?” Lu Yin asked.

The monkey rolled his eyes. “How should I know? They can’t be annoying, and they also have to be strong I guess. You know, sometimes, I think that you’re too focused on titles. All you pay attention to are those disciples from big organizations. There are a bunch of other cultivators who aren’t weak and also aren’t restricted by any organizations. Your Top 100 Rankings isn’t only made up of disciples from huge organizations—quite a lot of them are independent. They’ve got to be pretty lucky and have built up a lot of life experience.”

What the monkey said seemed to open up new doors to Lu Yin. He’d always focused on people with important identities, but if he could convince those who trained on their own to his side, they would be even more valuable. When all of the cultivators in the universe were considered as a whole, most of them had no real backing. Mercenary groups, for instance, were mostly formed from independent cultivators.

The best thing about such people was that they weren’t restricted by any sort of organization at all. There were no outside interests influencing them, so they were more easily controlled.

“You’re being very helpful today, Monkey,” Lu Yin said.

The monkey was incredibly proud of himself. “Of course, Seventh Bro! I’ll even give you a suggestion. If you listen to this piece of advice, it’ll be very advantageous for you, and it’ll be great for when you go to the Cosmic Sea.”

Lu Yin excitedly replied, “Go on.”

“Get some girls with huge boobs! Nobody will want to kill them. Not only will they look pretty, but they’ll also lower the enemy’s desire to kill them. Also-” Before the monkey could even finish speaking, Lu Yin blocked him off. This monkey was rarely ever serious.

Though it was a fact that his first suggestion was quite tempting.